2 months later
This is one of those posts that you don't know where to pick up because you feel like in the last 2 months, 75% of your life has changed and that's hard to cover in one post. So, catch-up posts will come but here are the highlights.
I turned 34. It feels weird to be in my mid-thirties. I always thought I'd feel older when I was this old. How can I be in my thirties? It was a fun day and Danny and the boys did a great job of making me feel loved.
I hurt my back the morning I was supposed to start my job. I was just out of training and ended up missing 2 weeks of work. Danny took time off to help me because I couldn't even walk and my good friend David, went to HR to offer some of his PTO on my behalf because newbies only start out with 2 days worth but its not allowed to transfer between employees. He said some nice things about me and a few weeks later we had a meeting with my manager and HR and it was a big ado. I got to keep my job with only 1 infraction! Anyone else would have been canned but they made a huge exception for me because of my previous history with the company and the nice words from co-workers. I am so, so lucky. And blessed to have good friends. And a good husband. Dang, I'm blessed.
When Danny had to go back to work, my Mom came and saved the day. She helped with laundry, ran errands, did grocery shopping and played with my boys. I love my mom so much. When my mom left, Cole was such a good helper since he was off-track. Getting injured is never a convenient thing, but the timing was pretty good if it was going to happen...
I have since gotten a promotion to a team called the "digital team". It's the place to be. I start on Tuesday. No more phones! I'll be doing MMS {texting} and emails. There's also some social media stuff we get to do like the twitter account and FB page. I'm looking forward to a less stressful position.
We are still trying to get settled. Our room is basically what needs the most work. We are really trying to not need a storage unit so we've had to get creative. We still have Christmas stuff at Willie & Amanda's and the bikes at my parents' house but for now, I think we're going to make it! Phew!
We visited the newly renovated Ogden Temple Open House. It was beautiful and inspiring. The celestial room was peaceful and inviting. I didn't want to leave.
After getting a referral from Rushell Crane several months ago, I got on a 3 month waiting list to get into a doctor that I really felt like could help me with some of my health problems. She's a cross-over doc and combines western medicine with natural treatments. The appointment was awesome and I feel a renewed sense of hope. She's got me taking some new meds and vitamins {including a nasty vitamin/mineral powder} but it seems to be working. Hormone imbalances, thyroid problems and insulin resistance are nasty buggars. But, I'm down 13 pounds and it feels good to be eating better. Not gonna lie though, I'm getting a little burned out on 2 apples a day...
Cole is going to the symphony today. Heaven help him and the chaperones. If he can sit through the entire thing, it'll be a Christmas miracle. He was struggling to sit through the Primary Program {which I was teary through} and when I looked at him and kind of used my what-are-you-doing face on him, he mouthed "BATHROOM!" with a look of hilarious intensity. the poor kid was dancing all over the place. I told him to go but his teacher told him to stay. He stayed.
Cole turned 9 and Caleb turned 1! I'm still in denial about the whole thing. It's been quite a year for us. So many changes. Some of them awesome and some of them not, but that's life. Most of them have been great!
Conference was, as always, spot on. I gulped it all up and have started listening to the talks around the house.
I've been learning more about the atonement and how our trials and weaknesses can truly make us strong. They mold us into who the Lord needs us to be. It's a humbling process. Especially when it involves seeing loved ones struggle. But life wouldn't be a test if we weren't tested.
Fall is slipping through my fingers. It has gone so fast and I feel like I didn't really get to enjoy it this year. The trees are starting to look barren. At least this far out west. I took a drive up Millcreek and even soaked it all in. this season goes much too quickly.
I've been super busy with trying to recover {lots of visits to the chiropractor}, finish unpacking, work, finding a balance between running errands, playing with kids, work and trying to keep the apartment looking tidy. In such a small space, when even one thing is out of place--it looks like a disaster. I have excellent helpers though. Danny is very hands-on after work and then 3 nights a week, he's got the whole gig to himself. I'm glad he can be trusted in the kitchen and in every other aspect of running the house. The man irons his own clothes, for the love. Sometimes I wonder if I contribute anything to our marriage...
Caleb's most recent eye appt was very positive and we're going to just keep using the glasses and hope that it continues to improve. No surgery on the docket at this point.
Danny and I both got callings. He is the pianist for Elders Quorum and a Boy Scout committee member and I'm a Relief Society teacher. I'm excited. It's something I've always thought would be a cool calling. I knew the calling was coming a couple weeks before it was extended. It's interesting to see how the Lord prepares us for where He wants us.
We LOVE our ward. There's just something really special here. The Bishopric is awesome, we feel so welcomed and so loved already. Not all wards are like this and it's a good feeling to be in a place that all of us feel so comfortable in. Especially for a ward that has apartments. That transitional feeling doesn't even exist {at least to me}.
Halloween is coming and we've been saying that we want to get Caleb a minion costume. Well, he's going to a Halloween party on Saturday and we have nothing even remotely close. Nothing. I found the Tiggr costume from when Cole was one but Caleb is busting out of it. It was a nice thought. I'll pull something together.
Had grocery shopping done before 10 AM today. A new record. I about busted both arms in my quest to make one trip from the car to our apartment but I did it. I may have dislocated my shoulder but it was worth it.
I had breakfast with Steph on Saturday because she was in town for the weekend. We talked for 3 hours over french toast and greasy sausage at Jim's Diner. It was a dive but had great reviews. It was quiet and we were able to talk without much interruption. Life is good and even though we are both going through struggles that we wish we didn't have to deal with--life will go on and we will get stronger. I wish we lived closer because she is someone who I connect with on so many levels. We laughed, cried and shared our testimonies about the Savior and how he can heal our hearts. I loved how when we were leaving, Steph said, "that place may be a total dive--but the Spirit was there in that diner this morning". :) I have been blessed with good, good friends.
I turned 34. It feels weird to be in my mid-thirties. I always thought I'd feel older when I was this old. How can I be in my thirties? It was a fun day and Danny and the boys did a great job of making me feel loved.
I hurt my back the morning I was supposed to start my job. I was just out of training and ended up missing 2 weeks of work. Danny took time off to help me because I couldn't even walk and my good friend David, went to HR to offer some of his PTO on my behalf because newbies only start out with 2 days worth but its not allowed to transfer between employees. He said some nice things about me and a few weeks later we had a meeting with my manager and HR and it was a big ado. I got to keep my job with only 1 infraction! Anyone else would have been canned but they made a huge exception for me because of my previous history with the company and the nice words from co-workers. I am so, so lucky. And blessed to have good friends. And a good husband. Dang, I'm blessed.
When Danny had to go back to work, my Mom came and saved the day. She helped with laundry, ran errands, did grocery shopping and played with my boys. I love my mom so much. When my mom left, Cole was such a good helper since he was off-track. Getting injured is never a convenient thing, but the timing was pretty good if it was going to happen...
I have since gotten a promotion to a team called the "digital team". It's the place to be. I start on Tuesday. No more phones! I'll be doing MMS {texting} and emails. There's also some social media stuff we get to do like the twitter account and FB page. I'm looking forward to a less stressful position.
We are still trying to get settled. Our room is basically what needs the most work. We are really trying to not need a storage unit so we've had to get creative. We still have Christmas stuff at Willie & Amanda's and the bikes at my parents' house but for now, I think we're going to make it! Phew!
We visited the newly renovated Ogden Temple Open House. It was beautiful and inspiring. The celestial room was peaceful and inviting. I didn't want to leave.
After getting a referral from Rushell Crane several months ago, I got on a 3 month waiting list to get into a doctor that I really felt like could help me with some of my health problems. She's a cross-over doc and combines western medicine with natural treatments. The appointment was awesome and I feel a renewed sense of hope. She's got me taking some new meds and vitamins {including a nasty vitamin/mineral powder} but it seems to be working. Hormone imbalances, thyroid problems and insulin resistance are nasty buggars. But, I'm down 13 pounds and it feels good to be eating better. Not gonna lie though, I'm getting a little burned out on 2 apples a day...
Cole is going to the symphony today. Heaven help him and the chaperones. If he can sit through the entire thing, it'll be a Christmas miracle. He was struggling to sit through the Primary Program {which I was teary through} and when I looked at him and kind of used my what-are-you-doing face on him, he mouthed "BATHROOM!" with a look of hilarious intensity. the poor kid was dancing all over the place. I told him to go but his teacher told him to stay. He stayed.
Cole turned 9 and Caleb turned 1! I'm still in denial about the whole thing. It's been quite a year for us. So many changes. Some of them awesome and some of them not, but that's life. Most of them have been great!
Conference was, as always, spot on. I gulped it all up and have started listening to the talks around the house.
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| What the boys did during Conference |
I've been learning more about the atonement and how our trials and weaknesses can truly make us strong. They mold us into who the Lord needs us to be. It's a humbling process. Especially when it involves seeing loved ones struggle. But life wouldn't be a test if we weren't tested.
Fall is slipping through my fingers. It has gone so fast and I feel like I didn't really get to enjoy it this year. The trees are starting to look barren. At least this far out west. I took a drive up Millcreek and even soaked it all in. this season goes much too quickly.
I've been super busy with trying to recover {lots of visits to the chiropractor}, finish unpacking, work, finding a balance between running errands, playing with kids, work and trying to keep the apartment looking tidy. In such a small space, when even one thing is out of place--it looks like a disaster. I have excellent helpers though. Danny is very hands-on after work and then 3 nights a week, he's got the whole gig to himself. I'm glad he can be trusted in the kitchen and in every other aspect of running the house. The man irons his own clothes, for the love. Sometimes I wonder if I contribute anything to our marriage...
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| He even makes cute foods with the boys while I'm working. |
Caleb's most recent eye appt was very positive and we're going to just keep using the glasses and hope that it continues to improve. No surgery on the docket at this point.
Danny and I both got callings. He is the pianist for Elders Quorum and a Boy Scout committee member and I'm a Relief Society teacher. I'm excited. It's something I've always thought would be a cool calling. I knew the calling was coming a couple weeks before it was extended. It's interesting to see how the Lord prepares us for where He wants us.
We LOVE our ward. There's just something really special here. The Bishopric is awesome, we feel so welcomed and so loved already. Not all wards are like this and it's a good feeling to be in a place that all of us feel so comfortable in. Especially for a ward that has apartments. That transitional feeling doesn't even exist {at least to me}.
Halloween is coming and we've been saying that we want to get Caleb a minion costume. Well, he's going to a Halloween party on Saturday and we have nothing even remotely close. Nothing. I found the Tiggr costume from when Cole was one but Caleb is busting out of it. It was a nice thought. I'll pull something together.
Had grocery shopping done before 10 AM today. A new record. I about busted both arms in my quest to make one trip from the car to our apartment but I did it. I may have dislocated my shoulder but it was worth it.
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| Helping me find the deals. |
I had breakfast with Steph on Saturday because she was in town for the weekend. We talked for 3 hours over french toast and greasy sausage at Jim's Diner. It was a dive but had great reviews. It was quiet and we were able to talk without much interruption. Life is good and even though we are both going through struggles that we wish we didn't have to deal with--life will go on and we will get stronger. I wish we lived closer because she is someone who I connect with on so many levels. We laughed, cried and shared our testimonies about the Savior and how he can heal our hearts. I loved how when we were leaving, Steph said, "that place may be a total dive--but the Spirit was there in that diner this morning". :) I have been blessed with good, good friends.
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